ElasticSearch : nifty; Apache-licensed distributed, RESTful, JSON-over-HTTP, schemaless search server with multi-tenancy
(tags: search distributed rest json apache elasticsearch http)Chip and PIN is broken : Ross Anderson’s lab demo an attack on TV whereby any Chip-and-PIN debit card can be used in conjunction with a MITM device, with a PIN of “0000”, verified online, and producing a receipt saying “PIN Verified”. thoroughly hosed
(tags: security banking money chipandpin crypto ross-anderson)